Gulf Archive
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Arab Revolt 2.0 – The Pyramid of 1 Prophecy
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsExploring the three aspects of the civil strife that is afflicting the Arabs. -
Scraping the Sky
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments'You will see the naked, barefoot, poor shepherds vying with one another in constructing tall buildings.' -
Great project, Great man
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsDubai's leader, on changing the name of the world's tallest building — at 2,716 ft. — from Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa -
The Madrid Declaration
Posted on July 18, 2008 | No CommentsThe Muslim World League (MWL) organized the "World Conference on Dialogue" in Madrid, Spain, from 16 to 18 July 2008 (13 to 15 Rajab 1429 A. H). -
Gulf War II
Posted on March 21, 2003 | No Comments21 March 2003, Iraq: The smoke rose above Baghdad in plumes of thick, black soot, carrying with it the ashes of a dying regime. -
Puncturing the Devil’s Dream About the Hadiths of Najd and Tamim
Posted on August 16, 1999 | No CommentsIt is striking that not one of the great muhaddiths, mufassirs, grammarians, historians, or legists of Islam has emerged from the region known as Najd -
The Wahhabi Who Loved Beauty
Posted on August 26, 1998 | No CommentsSpending three years in the desert heat of Saudi Arabia was for me a time of Ultimate Enlightenment, which raised the veil from the Umma’s most enigmatic and closely-guarded secret -
War in the Gulf
Posted on January 17, 1991 | No Comments17 January 1991, Iraq: Force. Derived from the Latin fortis, meaning "strong," it was the watchword of an extraordinary week. I am stronger than you; therefore you will do what I say. -
Iraq’s Power Grab
Posted on August 13, 1990 | No Comments13 August 1990, Kuwait: With hindsight it looks so obvious, so wickedly brilliant. -
War in the Persian Gulf
Posted on October 6, 1980 | No Comments6 October 1980, Iran & Iraq: Suddenly the nightmare, the conflict that had only been discussed as a worst-case scenario, was at hand
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